The US Ambassador to Kabul cables the Whitehouse expressing his reservations about troop increases. President Obama faces diplomatic hurdles in his visit to Japan. Saudi Arabia evacuates villages and closes schools in response to escalating violence in Yemen. All this and more, in today’s security
The post-election crisis in Iran has revolutionised the potential for international pressure and civil action to work in harmony.
openSecurity's editor explores the themes of openness and security in an introduction to the new section.
Saudi offensive against Houthis provokes Arab-Iranian diplomatic row. Cambodian refusal to extradite Thai ex-PM freys neighbourly relations. Taliban footage shows dominance in Nuristan. Somali pirates strike again. Security firm Blackwater in bribery scandal. FARC rebels kill nine Colombian soldie
There is a danger that Palestinian subjectivity, Jewish diasporic experience, the use of psychoanalysis and our future options are narrowed by this challenging meditation on Isaac’s sacrifice, argues a British colleague.
South and North Korean ships clash off west coast. Iran charges US hikers with espionage. Japan promises $5 bn aid package for Afghanistan. Somali pirates expand operations. Fort Hood gunman linked to Al Qaeda. All this and much more, in today’s security update...
Abbas's threat to resign puts PA in jeopardy. China outlines £6bn plan for African development. Saudi forces gain ground against Shia insurgents. Market bombing kills mayor and eleven others near Peshawar, Pakistan. Iraq agrees essential electoral law. Obama announces 34,000 more troops for Afghan
A new wave of urban assaults poses a severe challenge in the cities of south Asia and beyond.
The celebration of Europe’s “velvet revolutions” is an appropriate time to recall that what happened in Srebrenica is also part of Europe’s post-1989 history, says Goran Fejic.
The great events in Europe in 1989 had a worldwide impact - and of a more destructive kind than is often acknowledged, says Fred Halliday.
The IAEA has asked Iran to explain evidence that it has tested a sophisticated design for a nuclear warhead. Saudi Arabia continues its assaults on Yemeni militants. The agreement that ended the Honduras political crisis has collapsed. All this and much more in today’s update.
In an age of climate change and deepening inequality, the spreading Naxalite insurgency in India - not al-Qaida - may show the world its future.
